Kapitel 47: Chapter 47. The Coffin Has No Pockets
Although his instinct urged him to run as far away as possible from the young woman standing before him, the duke's son calmed himself a bit when he felt the coolness of the orb in his coat pocket, telling himself he had nothing to fear as long as she couldn't use her skills, a wolf without teeth and claws being no more dangerous than a sheep.
"Oh, so you're one of those bitches who think they don't need men? Well, all I can say is that sometimes the gods can be cruel… Although they made you very attractive, they burdened you with mental problems. But don't worry, I have the right cure for you. I guarantee that within a month, you won't be able to live without a man's touch..."
If there were a school specialized in angering Kara, the duke's son could probably get a job as a teacher there, as his words almost made Kara lose control and kill him on the spot.
'Don't act rashly, Kara. The bastard would get off too easily with an instant death...', Kara managed to restrain herself, as simply seeing the duke's son and his companions dead no longer seemed enough to satisfy her. Initially, she had planned to immobilize all six of them and then make them float one by one toward her so she could cut off their heads. However, she now thought that method was not only too quick but also not painful enough.
"...Congratulations. You've earned yourself an extra 10 minutes to live...", Kara eventually said, no longer intending to keep the duke's son and the five who accompanied him in the dark about her intentions. As for the duke's son's words, Kara had no intention of bothering to refute them, as the opinions of someone who was about to die soon held no importance to her.
Hearing these words and seeing the ferocity in her eyes, it was clear to everyone, except perhaps Theodore, that Kara planned to give them an extremely unpleasant death.
"You really think you're capable, don't you? You're probably very proud of your class since it's very hard to defend against a mentalist's attacks. But today, luck is not on your side... Tell me, do you know what this object in my hand is?", the duke's son said with a smug grin, pulling out the orb that could neutralize a mentalist's skills from his pocket. He couldn't wait to see the expression on the young woman's face when she realized that her abilities had become useless.
Kara found it hard to understand the duke's son's mentality.
'Does he really think that using a magical item to win a fight is something to be proud of? Considering that he probably didn't even obtain it by his own efforts, he's truly shameless, flaunting that orb in his hand as if he laid it like a hen lays an egg...', thought Kara, who had seen people fight dishonorably before, but none who were so proud of it.
"...Unfortunately, I can't tell what it is. Maybe I'll figure it out if I take a closer look...", Kara said after admiring the duke's son's shamelessness for a few seconds, and then, to the stunned gazes of all six men, the duke's son's fingers began to loosen their grip on the orb he was showing to Kara, which, once freed, floated to about half a meter from Kara's eyes.
"No, I don't think I've ever seen anything like this before..." Kara said, examining the orb from all angles. "But it seems very expensive... Hmm, I think it would be best if it stayed with me for a while because I'm afraid it won't be safe in your hands for much longer...", Kara continued, not hiding her greedy gaze, making it clear to everyone that she had no intention of returning the orb.
But was there any difference between keeping it now and taking it later from the cold body of the duke's son? Surely the duke's son wouldn't die more at peace if he had the orb on him until his last moment. And even if that were the case, Kara would likely act the same way, as she wanted the duke's son to feel as uncomfortable as possible during the little time he had left to live.
"Imm... Impossible... It should have been effective even against a mentalist at level 100...", the duke's son stammered, completely unprepared for this turn of events. Realizing that he was now facing someone who clearly intended to kill him and against whom he had no means of defense, he began trembling in fear.
"My lord, use the teleportation formation...", shouted one of the guards, who, like the other three tasked with protecting the two noble sons, had already drawn his sword and was preparing to use one of the most destructive long-range skills to attack Kara. He hoped that, amid the chaos, the duke's son would be able to activate the formation given to him by his father, which was meant for extremely dangerous situations, to teleport both himself and Theodore, as well as all the guards, to the duke's home.
Since all four guards had the Knight class and were between levels 50 and 60, their combined attacks would most likely have destroyed half the shop. However, to the shopkeeper's luck, the four guards froze as soon as they tried to swing their swords, being affected both by the killing intent that Kara let slip only slightly, as she didn't want any of her opponents to lose consciousness, as well as by the passive effect of the Bless skill under whose influence Ophelia was, which it terrified anyone weaker than Kara who intended to directly harm her, to the point where their hearts nearly stopped.
"Don't tell me you're planning to run. What happened to all that confidence you had a minute ago? Or are you only brave when facing girls you think are incapable of defending themselves?", Kara said with a tone full of contempt, using her Advanced Telekinesis skill to immobilize both the two noble sons and their four guards, ensuring they couldn't accidentally activate any magical item that might help them escape.
Both the pressure Kara exerted on them and the ease with which she kept them immobilized, not even allowing them to tremble in fear, made the six realize that they had the misfortune of encountering someone from the category of people best left unprovoked. However, despite it being clear that their chances of escape were now zero, the duke's son remained optimistic about surviving, as his background was one that even S-rank adventurers couldn't ignore, much less the young woman in front of him, who, despite having a power similar to them, was still an unknown figure, with no support from anyone in the capital.
"I... I am the third son of the Duke of Falconwing! If you harm me, my father will make sure you become an outlaw in this kingdom...", the duke's son managed to say, his desire to survive momentarily suppressing his fear. For someone who had lived a life of luxury, it was hard to come to terms with the idea of death, and the duke's son was ready to fight for his life by any means necessary.
Aside from wanting to hear the six scream in pain, another reason Kara hadn't suppressed their ability to speak was that she wanted to hear them beg for mercy. So Kara wasn't particularly surprised by the duke's son's words.
"And so what? I'm not afraid of anyone in this kingdom..." Kara said nonchalantly, having no issue with such a scenario. If high-ranking adventurers and mercenaries started hunting her from now on, wouldn't that just ensure a steady income for a while? She would simply take everything they owned after eliminating them.
The duke's son didn't believe Kara was truly the strongest in the kingdom, but he could tell from her expression that she genuinely thought so, which made any attempt to threaten her into letting him go futile.
"I can give you a lot of money. I have over 50,000 gold coins on me... And many expensive magical items. You can take them all...", the duke's son decided to change his strategy, willing to offer Kara all his wealth in exchange for his life. Besides, it wasn't as if he'd lose his fortune forever; he was certain his father would find a way to defeat Kara, allowing him to recover the money and items he had given her.
"Well, your offer doesn't sound bad, but I think you haven't considered two things. Even if you die, you won't be taking the money and magical items with you to the other world, so they'll end up in my possession anyway. It's like you're trying to trade for your life with what is already mine. The other thing is that I really do want to see you dead...", Kara pointed out the flaws in the duke's son's logic, her words making him realize that negotiation wouldn't save him either.
With no other options, the duke's son began, for the first time, to truly feel the imminence of death.
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